The Art of Manliness, a site filled with esoteric and valuable information for guys like yours truly, posted a gem titled, you guessed it, Strip or Retire, a piece discussing why risking something of personal value in undertaking any task is the honorable way to live one's life, something devoutly to be avoided by people who game the system at the expense of others no matter what the cost may be.

Prescient words, particularly when applied to Israel trying to scuttle the Iran deal by actions contrary to the national interest, something Washington would not have tolerated by any stretch of the imagination nor did Eisenhower when the Suez crisis went down back in the day.

Wednesday, August 05, 2015

Tuesday, August 04, 2015

Monarchs are amazing butterfies whose migration route never ceases to amaze as seen in this video turned onto yours truly by a master gardener who knows more about Monarchs then I will ever know. Additionally, as per my good friend, this magnificent creature is becoming endangered thanks to habitat loss, herbicide use and climate change, conditions we can change if we have the courage to do so.

As seen by the copy above,B&H's article describing the cameras on board 24 NASA probes, starting with Tirosand ending up with New Horizons, will tickle the cockles of geek hearts, like mine, as it describes in detail just how incredibly ingenious the engineers were in putting tech on hardware able to withstand the rigors of space travel without issue. Give it a read, you will not be disappointed. :)